Ajimobi gives N10m to traders at burnt Aleshinloye market

Governor Abiola Ajimobi of Oyo State has disbursed N10 million to traders of Aleshinloye Market, Ibadan, whose shops were gutted by fire recently.

Presenting the cheques to the traders at the weekend, Governor Ajimobi said the gesture was in fulfillment of his earlier promise to assist the affected traders to cushion the effects of the losses they suffered as a result of the inferno.

He commended the traders for their immense contributions to the socio-economic development of the state, adding that his administration would not relent in its efforts at ensuring improved living condition of the people of the state.

The governor said his administration had earmarked N300 million as interest-free loans to assist traders in the state, while markets had been provided for the traders, who were removed from the streets.

He urged politicians in the state to desist from engaging in campaign of calumny, politics of deceit, character assassination and violence.

Ajimobi urged the traders to continue to support the urban renewal programme of his administration and to sustain the existing peace in the state, reminding them that meaningful development could only be achieved in an atmosphere of peace. In his address, the Caretaker Chairman of Ibadan South-West Local Government, Mr. Taoheed Adeleke, said the phase two of the market, where the affected traders would be relocated, would soon be completed.

Each trader was presented with a cheque of N50,000.

In their separate remarks, some of the beneficiaries, including Mr. Friday Eze, Mrs. Abimbola Ajayi and the Chairman of the Market, Alhaji Fatai Amubikaun, commended Governor Ajimobi for the gesture.

“We are very grateful to Governor Ajimobi. He is a caring leader, who always fulfills his promises. In 2004, something like this happened, the then government promised to assist us but no help came. Today, we are highly excited that the governor did not only give us money, he came personally to distribute the cheques to us,” one of them  said.

Dr. Festus Adedayo

Special Adviser to the Governor on Media